Visitation held for couples killed in plane crash

A visitation was held Thursday night at St. Mary's School in Greensburg for the victims of Sunday's plane crash.

Crowds overflowed from the school and stretched down the street.

"It shows what they all meant in the community and what kind of people they are," said Brian Mauer.

Mauer's first cousin, Donald Horan, was piloting the plane that crashed.

"They just went for a weekend two-day trip to Destin and were coming back that night. I don't know what the situation was, but I remember (at) 5 p.m., it started getting dark here. It was kind of raining (and) fog set in. You couldn't see anything," Mauer said.

Questions about the crash took a back seat Thursday night to remembering the two couples.

Friends said Stephen Butz worked at the local Honda plant, and his wife, Denise Butz, worked in human resources at a food processing plant in Indianapolis with John Bercraft.

"They're just really good people. We're both parents, and I'm a grandparent, and that's what Denise and I shared with our families," Bercraft said.

Friends said the Horans did a lot of charity work -- even helping to fund the very school where the visitation was held.